This elf world is kind of weird

A restless day was spent in hustle and bustle, and the entire Midina was disturbed.

In the evening, in the deserted palace, Qixin sat alone on the throne that belonged to Damos, holding his chin with one hand.

Throughout the day, he felt uneasy, as if there was a dishonest dark shadow turning over and over in his mind.

The subordinates who came to report all brought bad news.

The soldiers mobilized in full force and turned Midina upside down, which aroused great resentment from the citizens, but they did not find any traces related to Filio and the others.

Not only did there not be a fight, there was not even a single confrontation. The three people who were so powerful and escaped with one blow were mysterious and mysterious, as if they had disappeared from the world, which further intensified his panic and uneasiness.

He began to wonder whether this was really the oracle of Arceus and its messenger, and whether everything he had done had really been seen by it, like a mosquito tumbling in vain on a spider web.

Nazi and Meng Yao were just trying their best, and they had been dominating for several months, and he felt tremendous pressure since he was invincible.

Even the most powerful weapons he was proud of, Xidulan En and the Bronze Bell, seemed to be no longer able to give him a rock-solid sense of security.

He is good at controlling people's hearts with his superpower "witchcraft". He is full of pride in his skills, but behind his pride is inferiority.

When he encountered a more powerful superpower, especially one that no longer required the help of Warcraft, but overflowed from the human body, the unimaginable unfolding made the uncontrollable fear spread crazily in his heart.

"You all step back!"

Feeling restless, he stood up suddenly, ordered all his subordinates to retreat, picked up the scepter that he never left behind, walked out of the palace, and walked towards the prison with flying speed.

He was going to find Damos, who was already under his control.

Different from his "controlling monsters" strategy in the months since he came to power, Damos, who has always been good with Pokémon, and his powerful Pokémon partners who still live in the palace, have a stronger strength and cohesion.

He must achieve indirect control over these "partners" of his by completely controlling Damos, thereby gaining the power to control the situation, thereby supporting his plan to defeat or even kill Arceus.

He originally wanted to do it step by step, but now, he can't wait any longer.

The huge sense of oppression and crisis made him, who was already bewitched by the power of the source of life and fell into paranoia and neurosis, completely lose his patience.

He has not lost his mind. Arceus, who can give such a treasure as the Source of Life, is undoubtedly an invincible existence. Only sneak attacks and calculations, or even activating the power of the Source of Life, can have a chance.

In order to do this, he must clear up the trouble.

The master-slave relationship with Damos, the comrades-in-arms feeling of working side by side to build Midina for many years, all the positive emotions completely disappeared with the outbreak of suspicion and the dark side of human nature.

Qixin's figure stretched very long under the light, making the dark dungeon even more gloomy.

All the guards were taken out of the prison by a few loyal soldiers, and the remaining prisoners were also moved to other cells. Only the quietly burning torches made a slight "crackling" sound from time to time.

In the dirty cell, Qixin once again saw Damos, who had been imprisoned for a long time.

It's been a long time since their last meeting.

Not long before the arrival of the total solar eclipse, a fierce debate suddenly broke out, resounding in this already empty prison.

Such quarrels and debates have happened countless times, but they were in the palace before and now they are in prison.

Chising's views have never changed.

From the first day he saw the source of life, he was convinced that this treasure from the gods could protect this gradually reviving city-state, and could even change the entire Midina and create a prosperous country.

And everything he did was to prevent this ideal from dying due to the departure of the source of life.

Having personally experienced the desolation, he had the deepest fear of that difficult time, which even overcame his fear of the gods.

No matter what the price, he must keep the source of life in Midina and stay with him.

Only Damos knew that the effect of the source of life had been achieved a long time ago and fell into silence.

What allowed Midina to grow up in ruins, and what truly brought hope to the country, was the day-and-night struggle of countless people, not the power that Chisin mentioned.

Not to mention the enslavement of his people and monsters after he came to power.

Looking at his old subordinates who were completely different from those of the past, Damos' eyes not only showed anger, but also deep compassion and sigh.

Looking at Qixin who was in a state of madness, he seemed to be in a trance as if he could still see the passionate partner he once had.

I don't know when they started to take two different paths.

"Are you... taking pity on me?"

Damos' silent sigh angered Qixin, who was already sensitive and nervous, as if a string in his mind suddenly broke.

The rage arose, making his eyes turn a violent red.

"Do you think I'm a clown?! Damos, it's not me who betrayed you, but you, the king who has failed everyone!"

The scepter hit hard and stopped less than an inch in front of Damos' forehead.

"...Qixin, you can no longer see the way forward clearly. Fear and ambition have gone to your head."

The strong wind blew across his face, but Damos remained motionless, not even turning his eyes in the slightest. He looked straight at Qixin, and he could even see the subtle wrinkles in the corners of his eyes.

"You...are like this again, pretending to be compassionate and pointing fingers! I tell you, Damos, you traitor has no qualifications to preach to me! I am the real guardian of Midina, and I am the protector of this land. Creator of a prosperous land!”

Qixin clenched his teeth after being poked at the painful spot, and the scepter turned from a vertical slash into a horizontal sweep, knocking the defenseless Damos to the ground.

In his rage, he didn't hide anything anymore and roared:
"There will be no more Arceus! Thunder, water flow, land, fire, all the power will be turned into weapons against Arceus! And this is not enough, I will use silver water to completely bury it in the temple. Underground, as the cornerstone of Midina’s permanent prosperity.”

"you……"

Damos' lips moved slightly as he struggled to hold himself up.

"You don't need to talk anymore. From now on, you just need to watch and watch your god being destroyed by me."

The restless emotions and the pressure accumulated for many days were vented in the roar. Qixin's expression became cold. With a wave of his hand, the bronze bell behind him emitted superpower fluctuations.

"Swish"

A blue shimmer enveloped Damos, making his eyes instantly dull and sealing his unfinished words in his mouth.

"Damos, you are the truly stubborn guy. In that case, join your so-called "Warcraft partners" and become my puppets completely, and then go witness the prosperous future of Midina!"

He glared fiercely at Damos, who had lost all his energy. Not sure whether he was speaking harsh words to himself or Damos, Qixin turned around with a cold expression and walked away.

Behind him, Damos walked out of the cell stiffly like a puppet on strings.

Not long after, when Damos returned to the prison under the escort of guards, the Pokémon that originally lived with him in the dungeon were scattered throughout the palace, turning it into a heavily guarded and solid fortress.

Hundreds of guards patrolled everywhere, and the strong armor made the footsteps sound as thick as steel, stepping on Qixin's sensitive and suspicious heart.

Only with such "accompaniment" could he, who was suspicious and sensitive, feel at ease and fall asleep with difficulty.

Even in his dream, scenes from the past, events that happened today, and the future that frightened him were still lingering around him, making him unable to live in peace.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the prison stood quietly in the corner of Midina Mountain City in the night. There was no one else but the chattering guards.

Damos sat motionless in the cell, barely breathing, as if he had become a flesh and blood puppet.

It wasn't until a gust of breeze blew by, the blue light lit up, knocking down all the guards outside the door, that his eyes regained their former calmness and wisdom, but with an indescribable sadness.

"You are finally here. Now can you tell me who you are? Also, these guards will not die, right?"

Damos, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, gently rubbed his stiff neck and did not get up. He only turned his head to look at the corner of the cell.

There, Philio, with the dream monster above his head, looked at him leisurely.

"Of course, I'm just letting them sleep for a night, but if there are some who can't open their eyes, I can't tell. I can't guarantee it for you."

Philio stood up with a smile and walked to him. His super power easily broke the shackles, allowing him to regain his freedom.

"As for my identity... I was entrusted by a guy who was not very good at going back in time to investigate, to find out why you failed to return the source of life as expected and launched an attack on it, or... You can also think of me as its emissary.”

"You...! Does that mean that my future self has failed?"

Damos' eyes widened, he suddenly stood up, and then sat down slumped on the ground, as if all the strength in his body had been drained.

"That's right, I can't do anything about that magical witchcraft. So, what will happen to Midina?"

"In the future, Midina will be completely deserted, and only your descendants will guard the ruins of the temple."

Philio told the truth and held nothing back.

"Completely abandoned...is everything we do meaningless..."

Damos found it difficult to accept this future and muttered to himself in despair.

"This is not necessarily the case. It can be changed in the future, otherwise I wouldn't be here."

Philio didn't mind being dirty and sat directly next to Damos, speaking in a leisurely tone.

"We are on the same timeline. As long as you are willing to pay the price, you can still do many things. Moreover, sometimes there are more powerful people to bear the price."

As he spoke, he raised his finger and tapped it gently in the direction of the sky, his eyes playful, ignoring the Flute of Heaven that was already faintly hot on his chest.

Come to think of it, a certain alpaca that was peeping across the timeline in the present time was secretly doing it, or perhaps was doing it in front of his face.

But what does this have to do with a diligent worker?

Philio's smile was full of malice towards a certain black-hearted boss, but in Damos's eyes it was extraordinarily warm, like an oracle descending from the sky.

"Did Arceus ask you to help us? That's great! With you here, we can definitely take back the source of life!"

Overjoyed, Damos stretched out his dirty big hand and grabbed Philio. Even he felt a little unable to withstand the huge strength of his hand.

However, in the face of Damos' eagerness, Philio calmly shook his head and quietly distanced himself.

Under Damos's earnest gaze, he looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "I will not appear in public again. I want to remind you that I am just an investigator and cannot directly intervene in your history, let alone personally Change it. Because it makes no sense."

"what do you mean……?"

Damos was puzzled. For a simple ancient like him, travel across time was already incomprehensible.

"Two reasons, one related to you and one related to me." Holding up two fingers, Filio said in a serious tone, "First of all, you need to prove your loyalty and integrity instead of letting me do it for you. On the other hand, We are not from the same era, and we cannot have too many intersections, otherwise it will cause a paradox of time. If not, it will not let me do it for you, do you understand?"

"In other words, Arceus still doubts us, right?"

Damos, who was in high spirits just now, suddenly became distraught, but was speechless.

"On the contrary, he still trusts you, otherwise he wouldn't let me come over." Patting Damos on the back, Philio smiled and comforted, and reminded, "History is a great creation of life, not just a few words. Individuals, but the creations of countless people hidden beneath the words and the dark side.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the old man sleeping in the cell next door and smiled meaningfully.There are many people like him in Midina.

“Is history the creation of life…?”

After chewing on Philio's words, Damos turned from sadness to joy. Being able to become the king who leads Midina towards revival, he does not only have an innocent heart.

With just a casual mention, Philio made him understand his responsibilities and real advantages.

Looking at the open cell door, he took a deep breath and stood up suddenly.

"Will you help us in the dark? If we prove our strength and faith in Arceus."

Filio smiled and shook his head, speaking in a profound tone: "I didn't say that, but... we still have a lot of time to analyze."

"analyze?"

"Yes, for example, first find out why we have come to this point. You must complete my task for me first. After all, the efforts are mutual."

Filio stood up from the ground leisurely, wiped the dust off his butt, and looked calmly at the night sky outside the small window.

"I need to know the situation of Qixin. It is not difficult to see that he is the culprit that caused Arceus' anger. And the silver water he just mentioned. What is it? It is hard for me to imagine that there are other people in this world. Weapons that can hurt it.”

Outside the small hole, the moonlight was bright and the stars dimmed.

"Qixin and Silver Water, well, the thing is..."

His eyes darkened, and Damos told everything he knew.

For Midina, a mountain city that was almost built from scratch, Qishin’s name is also one that cannot be avoided.

Ever since Damos had just received the source of life, he had followed Damos and personally participated in the revival of Midina, putting in unimaginable hard work.

As a native of the nearby mountains, he was full of awe for this miraculous gift and full of affection for this vibrant city-state.

Because of this, when he learned that the source of life would be returned to Arceus in the near future, Qixin, who had experienced this magical power, felt the huge confusion in the future, lost in the comfort of power, and fell into madness.

After numerous unsuccessful arguments with Damos, he ostensibly complied with Damos' wishes, but secretly gathered a group of equally fearful soldiers and priests, and without telling Damos, he found the weapon that was crushed by Arceus. Extraterrestrial meteorites.

The silver water is extracted from the fragments of this giant meteorite.

It is not ordinary mercury, but contains elements of horror that are completely different from this world. Even Arceus could not fully understand the composition of this substance, and was subjected to unbelievable effects during the process of crushing the meteorite. heavy damage.

Until now, all this is surrounded by a huge mystery, and only one thing can be confirmed.

This mysterious substance extracted from meteorites, once accumulated to a certain concentration, can cause great harm to all Pokémon, including gods, and even Arceus.

Although it is impossible to kill Arceus in its full state, it will still cause some damage to it, just like when breaking a meteorite.

At this moment, Arceus was far from being in its prime due to the loss of five stone slabs that were the source of life and the injuries that were still raging in his body due to the injuries left by meteorites.

Because of Damos' trust, Qixin, who knew all this, had his own plan.

He wanted to stop Arceus, and if possible, take its life to avoid future troubles.

Lost in the pleasure of power, he could no longer listen to any dissuasion, including Damos.

And when he discovered what Qixin was planning secretly and wanted to stop it, a coup also broke out.

Qixin didn't know where he captured Xidulan and Bronze Bell. His strength was far beyond expectation. Although it was not enough to defeat him and his Pokémon partners head-on, he had extremely magical power and used hypnosis to hypnotize him. control.

When he woke up, the overall situation was decided. Both he and his supporters were already in prison, or simply reduced to the non-existent [slave] class and exiled to the outermost areas of the city-state.

Although Damos, who possesses superpowers, does not know the power of Arceus, he has the purest heart among humans. For several months, he felt pain all the time for this betrayal, but was unable to do anything.

Even his superpowers can't stop the superpowers of a powerful Pokémon that's almost at the level of a champion.

To this day, Filio has silently planted a "seed of suggestion" in the body of Bronze Bell, making this powerful Pokémon that has been domineering for a long time no longer invulnerable, and also allowing him to see the way to win. hope.

Damos, who told everything he knew intact and saw hope of victory, looked at Filio eagerly.

"It seems that the saying that people cannot turn their efforts into strength is indeed easier said than done."

Filio caressed the Heavenly Flute on his chest twice without any trace, feeling the faint heat coming from above, and Filio sighed.

A peaceful state of mind is valuable to everyone.

Especially for those who have never seen true power and are suddenly given power far beyond their imagination.

And this kind of people are the most terrifying because they don't realize that they are being controlled and have become slaves to power.

It is because of them that the accumulation of countless people's hard work for many years can be wiped out in a moment.

"I know that this is my responsibility as the king." Damos nodded, and after hearing what Philio meant, he made up his mind, "I will go out and gather my subordinates and the people who still believe in Arceus. Take back our country and fulfill our promises."

"That's good, as long as you can do this, I believe it will also be satisfied."

Philio nodded with a smile, squeezed the Flute of Heaven, and snapped his fingers with his other hand. Hu Di, who was waiting outside the prison, appeared next to him. With a flash of blue light, he and the Dream Demon disappeared.

Only the vague words were left floating in the air.

"When you make up your mind and reach the final moment, the rest of the problems may be properly solved, including that difficult bronze bell. I have one sentence for you: God will help those who help themselves."

"……I understand."

Damos' eyes became firm, he walked to the cell door, pushed hard, and the cage that had restrained him for several months was completely freed.

With a steady pace, the King of Midina who led the revival disappeared into the dim light and disappeared without a trace.

In the woods outside the city, Nazhi and Kerni, who had been waiting for a long time, could no longer sit still. Just when they were about to go to find out what was going on, Hu Di and Filio finally disappeared and returned.

With the full exertion of Hu Di and Dream Demon, the superpower barrier that once worked wonders has become ineffective, allowing him to come and go as he pleases.

Except that Hu Di was a little tired.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hu Di." Taking out a handkerchief and wiping the sweat on Hu Di's forehead, Nazi looked at Filio, "How is the situation?"

Korni also stepped forward, yawning coquettishly, and asked: "Did this guy named Damos really betray Arceus, or was he coerced by that guy who doesn't seem to be a good person?"

"After checking it out, it's no different than expected, but the plan needs to be slightly adjusted."

Philio casually took the fruit from Korni and gave half of it to the eager little dream demon. He just found a clean place to sit down and talked while eating.

"I've already guessed that you want to stay and help him, right? Is there no problem with Arceus?"

Nazi showed a matter-of-fact expression, squeezed past Korni without leaving a trace, sat next to Filio, and held his arm considerately.

Korni made a sound of disgust, gave Nazi a quick look, sat on the other side of Filio, held his arm as if to demonstrate, and shook him.

"This King of Midina is a believer found by a certain hands-off boss. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if he allowed this guy to be killed?" Filio once again fell into the dilemma of being physically divided into two at any time. He grinned and said seriously, "For the sake of the Creator's face, what's the point of paying a price?"

"I think you are just out of kindness and causing trouble for yourself." Looking at Filio, Nazi rolled her eyes angrily, looking particularly delicate, "So what are you going to do next? Go directly to those people Solve it and then take back the source of life?"

Korni was eager to fight, her temper was too small to care about playing, her eyes were shining with eagerness to try: "Okay, Lucario and I have long been unhappy with them, so we can kill them directly while it's dark!"

"Stop fighting and killing all the time. Have you forgotten what I told you during the day? We can't have too much presence."

Feeling tired for a while, Filio frowned, took his hands out of their arms, and pointed at the clear but dim night sky.

"On the one hand, we are not from this era after all. The more we intervene, the more changes there will be. Silver Water should already be an existence beyond history. There is no reason for such a change, and the consequences cannot be predicted."

Korni curled her lips and said, "What about the other side?"

"On the other hand, there are some things that we have participated in, but we can't explain the confusion. The future Arceus knows about it, but the current one doesn't. What really forms the gap between Arceus and humans is not only a source of life, And a distrust of power.”

Looking up at the gloomy night sky, Philio always felt that Arceus in this time and space seemed to be observing this side faintly, but there was a strange sense of disobedience, completely different from what he saw in modern times.

After listening to Filio's words, Nazi nodded thoughtfully: "So what you mean is that the people of Midina, a city-state kingdom, must use their own actions to prove that they are not slaves to power, but can rely on themselves. The master of the power whose hands create civilization.”

"That's right, only in this way will similar things not happen again." Putting away his inner doubts, Filio hugged the two of them at the same time, lay back and fell on the lawn, "We can't just solve a specific problem. The problem is, you still need to plant a seed.”

Nazi twisted her body and leaned into his arms: "You are really caring and have thought about everything. This has completely exceeded its entrustment to you."

"Just do what you can, within the scope of your ability." Philio shook his head and narrowed his eyes comfortably, "And it is necessary to compare your heart with your heart and respect the Creator."

Nazi shrugged, non-committal, but Kerni seemed very interested and swayed restlessly.

She is very interested in the source of life, a magical item that is impossible to see in daily life.

Seeing her little thoughts, Philio poked his little head gently: "This is Arceus's thing, and it does not belong to the power of mortals. Just take a look. If you come into contact with it too much, you may become like that strange person." Xin is just as lost."

Korni, who was seen through, complained softly: "It's so verbose, I'm not a child."

"Isn't it? Little Carrot Head." Nazi, who seized the opportunity, immediately added the blow.

"Old woman, shut up!" Korni became angry and stood up angrily, puffing out her chest, "Who is the little carrot head!"

"Who am I talking about? Who has no idea?"

Nazi dismissed it and stood up proudly, the victory and defeat being clear at a glance.

Dangerous eyes locked on Filio's body from left to right, posing a fatal multiple-choice question.

The sky was bright and the wind was clear, and the moon was a little shy, hidden behind the clouds.
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The flow of time is actually very different in different eras.

In the ancient Midina, less than half a day had passed, but in this world, it had spanned nearly half a month.

In the dense forest near Xuefeng City, Dialga was stopped by Xina not long ago from fighting, completely settled the conflict with Palkia, and chose to merge the time and space territories of both parties to fundamentally prevent collisions and squeezes. Landed beside a small lake.

Before looking for a new place to sleep, he also planned to walk around and enjoy the rare relaxation and comfort.

But it never thought that when it leaned over to drink water, fluctuations in space would appear from the bottom of the lake.

The leader of the three gods, the master of the reverse world, has been waiting for this moment of revenge for a long time.

"boom--"

The water column surged up, and the dark red reverse world and the material world merged together again.

The huge black dragon charged out boldly and crashed into the culprit who not only disturbed people's dreams, but also turned the entire reverse world into a mess.

"Puff-"

Caught off guard, Dialga, who had already lost a lot of power, fell straight into the water and got into a fight with Giratina.

The two behemoths were fighting inextricably, but neither of them noticed that a little hedgehog who happened to be in the river by the lake was also involved in the aftermath of the battle and fell into the center of the whirlpool of the fierce battle. He could only struggle feebly and drift with the current. (End of chapter)